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Well, you've got a nice project there. And, there's not much you can do to hurt the value. Adding a removable magazine I think would be very difficult to fabricate/modify for it to work properly. I would suspect that a floorplate, spring and follower would be fairly easy to find. I'm not positive, but I would bet that those parts from almost any South American Mauser would work, Brazilianicon, Argentine, Chilean, etc., since they were all 7mm. Maybe a Spanish Mauser would also work. I saw a 1909 Argentine Mauser wearing a 1908 stock, so I would imagine an 09 stock would fit an 08. So, if you can't find an 08 stock, look for an 09. Although they are slightly different, they might work. Those scope mount holes can be filled with a screw and file the screw flush. The receiver on the original wasn't blued, so carefully filing and then polishing the screws along with the receiver could be made to look pretty decent. 1908 Brazilian Mausers are beautiful rifles. This is a photo of mine, and I love it.